Pros
UNIQLO's ideology is inspiring, their sustainability efforts are good for a retailer and the clothes really are well made yet affordable. 30% staff discount in stores is a nice perk.
Cons
Although the founder encourages employees to constantly think like management, new ideas are rarely considered, you are simply told "that is not the Uniqlo way". In 3 years no local Canadian was promoted at HQ and many expats were demoted, which is demoralizing. During meetings everyone is doing other work on their laptops, no one is listening. Women are deemed "agressive" if they speak their minds, not just in Canada but this has been reported in all other western markets. Company goals are set because they sound good, not because they are logical, achievable goals, and then when these goals are not achieved, people are chewed out. Everyone starts with two weeks vacation. There's a big divide between Canadians and expats, very "us vs them". The employee review system is brutal.